Learning A Balance Of Attitude
This semester, I joined a new student organization at the University of Pittsburgh called Creative Minds Driven to Overcome (CMDO). I had the idea that service should be a fun, enjoyable experience for people to...
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Color to Your Heart’s Content Online, with Weavesilk
Coloring books for big people are a huge trend these days. If your hands find themselves wanting to do something and you don’t have markers and paper, but you do have a computer, here’s...
What Does Online Privacy Mean to You?
When it comes to Social Media, what does the practice of privacy mean to you? How do you feel when you see personal information about someone on Facebook or another social media website? Is anything truly private...
Be Your Own Valentine: Love Yourself
A few months ago, I wrote a blog about an emotionally abusive relationship I was in. Afterward, I decided that I would give the relationship another shot, but the relationship escalated to be physically abusive. As...
Peer Support: Why Does it Matter?
When anyone goes through a tough time, their first instinct is often to seek advice and help from someone who has gone through the same thing. This kind of help is sometimes called peer support. In the mental...
A Recipe for Stress Relief
Sometimes life is stressful. Sometimes you want to eat cookies. Sometimes, both of those feelings happen at the same time! A friend of mine recently introduced me to “procrasti-baking”, which she defined as “making...
Stop Anxiety with Hypnosis
Apps are available for everything these days, including your mental health and well-being. One app available is Anxiety Relief Hypnosis. The idea behind the app is it helps reduce anxiety and fear by improving...
The Art of Stillness
Have you ever taken time to unplug? To step away from the screen? Would you consider a day without screens? It may be hard to image with smartphones and social media being around...
Supporting Latina Adolescents
As some of the newest and most stigmatized immigrants to the United States, the Latino population is often exposed to many suicide risk factors. Not only do some of them have to deal with living in neighborhoods where...
The Science Behind Nature and Happiness
Do you find that you tend to be in a better mood when the sun is shining, when you are walking through a park, or when you are by a creek and hear birds...
